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Sat, 18 May 2013 03:49:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/a-word-from-the-b-c-pollsters-who-got-it-wrong-and-one-who-didnt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/a-word-from-the-b-c-pollsters-who-got-it-wrong-and-one-who-didnt/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 00:34:58 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384858 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/a-word-from-the-b-c-pollsters-who-got-it-wrong-and-one-who-didnt/feed/ 0 'Clearly we missed some of it pretty badly' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/christy-clark-canadas-comeback-kid/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/christy-clark-canadas-comeback-kid/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 12:35:13 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384261 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/christy-clark-canadas-comeback-kid/feed/ 0 Nancy Macdonald on lessons from the B.C. campaign http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/b-c-liberals-predicted-to-win-in-stunning-result/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/b-c-liberals-predicted-to-win-in-stunning-result/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 05:04:03 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383560 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/b-c-liberals-predicted-to-win-in-stunning-result/feed/ 0 B.C.’s incumbent Liberals have won a majority government, a stunning turnaround for the party.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/heading-to-the-cellar/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/heading-to-the-cellar/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381661 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/heading-to-the-cellar/feed/ 0 With abysmal approval ratings, the French president will auction off some of the world's finest wine http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/b-c-jury-convicts-karl-lilgert-in-fatal-ferry-sinking/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/b-c-jury-convicts-karl-lilgert-in-fatal-ferry-sinking/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 02:08:06 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383688 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/b-c-jury-convicts-karl-lilgert-in-fatal-ferry-sinking/feed/ 0 Seven years after Queen of the North tragedy, families see measure of justice http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/b-c-s-2013-election-is-down-to-the-wire-or-not/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/b-c-s-2013-election-is-down-to-the-wire-or-not/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 21:41:16 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383117 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/b-c-s-2013-election-is-down-to-the-wire-or-not/feed/ 0 Who is going to win? Depends which pollster you trust http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/10-reasons-christy-clark-could-actually-win-the-b-c-election/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/10-reasons-christy-clark-could-actually-win-the-b-c-election/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 20:35:34 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382294 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/10-reasons-christy-clark-could-actually-win-the-b-c-election/feed/ 0 Is the Liberal leader B.C.’s comeback kid? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/and-just-like-that-the-canucks-head-to-the-greens-for-the-summer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/and-just-like-that-the-canucks-head-to-the-greens-for-the-summer/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 21:53:14 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381928 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/and-just-like-that-the-canucks-head-to-the-greens-for-the-summer/feed/ 0 Nancy Macdonald on the game that marked the passing of an era http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/drawing-the-battle-lines/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/drawing-the-battle-lines/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:51:00 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373047 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/drawing-the-battle-lines/feed/ 0 As Adrian Dix looks to return B.C. to the NDP, all eyes are on the most important provincial election in years http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/the-new-upper-class/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/the-new-upper-class/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370521 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/the-new-upper-class/feed/ 0 Canada's new upper class: firefighters, police officers, teachers http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/newsmakers-78/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/newsmakers-78/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:38:00 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362576 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/newsmakers-78/feed/ 0 Patrick Chan’s hat trick, Kim Campbell’s condo, Gwyneth Paltrow’s diet and Canada’s NBA takeover http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/surreys-infamous-dead-end-road/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/surreys-infamous-dead-end-road/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:53:32 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362266 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/surreys-infamous-dead-end-road/feed/ 0 Four of Surrey’s 10 homicide victims this year have ended up on the same isolated road http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/why-would-i-want-to-sell/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/why-would-i-want-to-sell/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:40:01 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320617 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/why-would-i-want-to-sell/feed/ 0 A freeway in China is built around one couple's home (with picture) http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/17/are-we-done-yet/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/17/are-we-done-yet/#comments Sat, 17 Nov 2012 12:40:01 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=314687 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/17/are-we-done-yet/feed/ 0 The biggest buzz from the Communist Party's meeting was around the yawns http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/08/when-assad-goes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/08/when-assad-goes/#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:17:01 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=279540 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/08/when-assad-goes/feed/ 0 The instability that follows Assad’s fall will be felt far beyond Syria http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/08/cuba-risky-business/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/08/cuba-risky-business/#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:16:01 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=279538 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/08/cuba-risky-business/feed/ 0 Havana is at the same time attracting and terrifying entrepreneurs http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/15/post-nuclear-etiquette-of-cool/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/15/post-nuclear-etiquette-of-cool/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 18:25:01 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257859 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/15/post-nuclear-etiquette-of-cool/feed/ 0 The country's government encourages 'office casual' but workers are reluctant to dress down, despite soaring temperatures http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/09/captain-cooks-club-a-gift-of-the-nuu-chah-nulth-comes-closer-to-home/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/09/captain-cooks-club-a-gift-of-the-nuu-chah-nulth-comes-closer-to-home/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 17:26:01 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=256455 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/09/captain-cooks-club-a-gift-of-the-nuu-chah-nulth-comes-closer-to-home/feed/ 0 The wooden club was given to Captain James Cook by the chief of a Nuu-chah-nulth village in 1778 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/16/canucks-nation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/16/canucks-nation/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:13:01 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=251702 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/16/canucks-nation/feed/ 0 They’re our best hope, by far, for the Stanley Cup http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/12/for-canadians-the-toronto-maple-leafs-are-the-most-hated-team-in-the-nhl/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/12/for-canadians-the-toronto-maple-leafs-are-the-most-hated-team-in-the-nhl/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:53:32 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=252116 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/12/for-canadians-the-toronto-maple-leafs-are-the-most-hated-team-in-the-nhl/feed/ 0 EXCLUSIVE POLL: Who's dirty? Who's admired? Who's loved? And who likes Don Cherry? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/22/newsmakers-mar-9-15-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/22/newsmakers-mar-9-15-2012/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:20:01 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=245703 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/22/newsmakers-mar-9-15-2012/feed/ 0 Via gives Jann Arden the boot, Sarko veers right, and Peyton Manning bids Indianapolis a fond farewell http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/16/that-sinking-feeling/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/16/that-sinking-feeling/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:15:55 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=245823 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/16/that-sinking-feeling/feed/ 0 Tiny Kiribati faces the possibility of evacuating to the undemocratic, military regime of Fiji http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/on-embracing-failure-watching-his-mouth-and-the-sports-he-wishes-he-played/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/on-embracing-failure-watching-his-mouth-and-the-sports-he-wishes-he-played/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:40:01 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/on-embracing-failure-watching-his-mouth-and-the-sports-he-wishes-he-played/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/on-embracing-failure-watching-his-mouth-and-the-sports-he-wishes-he-played/feed/ 0 On embracing failure, watching his mouth, and the sports he wishes he played http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/the-end-of-innocence-for-action-sports/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/the-end-of-innocence-for-action-sports/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:00:01 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/the-end-of-innocence-for-action-sports/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/the-end-of-innocence-for-action-sports/feed/ 0 High stakes and big bucks lure athletes, who risk injury, and their lives, for sport http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/on-independence-whisky-and-why-dcotland-isnt-another-quebec/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/on-independence-whisky-and-why-dcotland-isnt-another-quebec/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:40:01 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/on-independence-whisky-and-why-dcotland-isnt-another-quebec/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/on-independence-whisky-and-why-dcotland-isnt-another-quebec/feed/ 0 Luke Skipper on independence, whisky, and why Scotland isn't another Quebec http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/20/crack-in-the-pipe-dream/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/20/crack-in-the-pipe-dream/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:00:01 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234789 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/20/crack-in-the-pipe-dream/feed/ 0 'Foreigners' are not the project's only obstacle http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/18/the-hunt-for-a-jungle-psychopath/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/18/the-hunt-for-a-jungle-psychopath/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:30:01 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/the-hunt-for-a-jungle-psychopath/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/18/the-hunt-for-a-jungle-psychopath/feed/ 0 Will this be the last stand for Kony and his vicious Lord's Resistance Army? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/how-fear-got-to-sarah-burke/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/how-fear-got-to-sarah-burke/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:05:21 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233428 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/how-fear-got-to-sarah-burke/feed/ 0 'It's definitely a mental game' http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/08/shes-got-serve/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/08/shes-got-serve/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:00:57 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=207581 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/08/shes-got-serve/feed/ 0 How the Vancouver tennis star went from near obscurity to the red carpet at Wimbledon http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/26/you-are-invited-to-a-tax-party/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/26/you-are-invited-to-a-tax-party/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:45:16 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=205645 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/26/you-are-invited-to-a-tax-party/feed/ 40 B.C. residents tune out the spin, and turn to each other for the HST vote http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/20/smokes%e2%80%94from-the-pharmacy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/20/smokes%e2%80%94from-the-pharmacy/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:35:32 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=202052 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/20/smokes%e2%80%94from-the-pharmacy/feed/ 4 Cigarettes would only be available with a prescription http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/04/newsmaker-june-23-30-2011/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/04/newsmaker-june-23-30-2011/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 13:05:12 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199817 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/04/newsmaker-june-23-30-2011/feed/ 0 Michelle Obama visits Soweto, the world’s richest divorcée goes broke, and tennis’s grunting gals get called out http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/23/a-vancouver-rioter-speaks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/23/a-vancouver-rioter-speaks/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:36:03 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=198793 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/23/a-vancouver-rioter-speaks/feed/ 0 Robert Snelgrove on what prompted his actions, how sorry he is, and what it’s like to be shamed by an Internet mob http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/03/newsmaker-may-19-26/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/03/newsmaker-may-19-26/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:00:50 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=195119 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/03/newsmaker-may-19-26/feed/ 0 Lady Gaga makes an entrance, Mark Zuckerberg learns a new skill and Saudi women are driven to rebel http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/24/headed-in-the-right-direction/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/24/headed-in-the-right-direction/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 13:05:55 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=192341 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/24/headed-in-the-right-direction/feed/ 4 What Clark's by-election win means for the B.C. Liberals http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/19/newsmakers-may-12-19-2011/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/19/newsmakers-may-12-19-2011/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 19:00:39 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=192908 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/19/newsmakers-may-12-19-2011/feed/ 0 Premier Ed goes back to the farm, Charles Bronfman divorces in style, and the NDP snags another seat in Quebec http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/newsmakers-60/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/newsmakers-60/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 15:15:48 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=191439 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/newsmakers-60/feed/ 0 Donald Trump gets sued, Rita Chretien is found alive, and Don Cherry is angry about something again http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/12/david-stewart-arthur-cleverley/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/12/david-stewart-arthur-cleverley/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 13:15:16 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=190155 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/12/david-stewart-arthur-cleverley/feed/ 1 A skilled athlete and a fearless cliff diver, he pursued a lifelong dream and moved to British Columbia for a fresh start http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/11/the-beginning-of-the-end/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/11/the-beginning-of-the-end/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 14:10:20 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=190015 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/11/the-beginning-of-the-end/feed/ 4 With bin Laden’s death, the war on terror has lost its purpose, according to al-Qaeda expert Peter Bergen http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/29/%e2%80%98he-actually-gets-it%e2%80%99/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/29/%e2%80%98he-actually-gets-it%e2%80%99/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:10:16 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=187734 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/29/%e2%80%98he-actually-gets-it%e2%80%99/feed/ 36 A young urbanite who’s in favour of gay marriage and arts funding, ‘he actually gets it’ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/20/a-little-help-from-their-friends-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/20/a-little-help-from-their-friends-2/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:50:58 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=185970 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/20/a-little-help-from-their-friends-2/feed/ 2 Mark Strahl is poised to take over his dad’s seat—amid cries of cronyism. He’s not the only one with an edge. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/15/newsmakers-57/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/15/newsmakers-57/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:50:21 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=183998 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/15/newsmakers-57/feed/ 0 Hugh Grant’s revenge on the tabloids, the granny who killed the Internet, and Mark Zuckerberg wins again http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/14/the-end-htoo-kbru-paw-2000-2011/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/14/the-end-htoo-kbru-paw-2000-2011/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:50:40 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=182937 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/14/the-end-htoo-kbru-paw-2000-2011/feed/ 5 She was born in a Thai refugee camp after her family escaped from Burma, and survived some of the worst hospitals in the world http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/07/long-may-she-run/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/07/long-may-she-run/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 13:00:30 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=181993 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/07/long-may-she-run/feed/ 12 Elizabeth May's third election could well be her last—and a critical moment for the Greens http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/23/the-last-great-bookshop/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/23/the-last-great-bookshop/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:50:30 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=178270 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/23/the-last-great-bookshop/feed/ 7 Selling books for $40,000, and books for a dollar, MacLeod’s is a used bookstore quite unlike any other